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Charles H Bracken Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: M00293

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
158
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
528
citations
110
significant & substantial
$129,456
proposed penalties
$128,116
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,340 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
146
inspections on record
3,846
inspection hours
13.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
528 citations across 3,846 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$129K
proposed penalties
$128K
current assessed
$128K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
525 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2024
2
2023
8
2022
1
2020
1
2018
1
2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2012
2
2011
1
2010
4
2009
6
2008
1
2007
8
2006
7
2005
3
2004
6
2003
7
2002
10
2001
7
2000
16
1999
8
1998
7
1997
4
1996
5
1995
4
1994
3
1993
3
1992
2
1991
4
1990
7
1988
2
1987
6 (1f)
1986
3
1985
1
1984
2
1983
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 5, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Barton Mines Co LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPL CRUSHED IN3CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY.WAS ALONE AT THE TIME WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WORK BEING PERFORMED.APPARENTLY CLIMBED OVER THE SIDE OF CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BELOW AND TH US BACAME EXPOS9D TO AND CAUGHT IN THE TAKE-UP ASSEMBLY.WE DONT KNOW WHY HE DID SO.

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